Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Friday, March 28, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

Smoothie King Center is where the New Orleans Pelicans (20-53) will go up against the Golden State Warriors (41-31) on Friday.

The Warriors played the Heat and went home with a loss by a final score of 112-86 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Warriors ended up finishing with 14 and the Heat accumulated 15 fouls. They converted 17 out of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. Miami ended up shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of 12 attempts. In addition, Miami grabbed 42 boards (8 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 1 block. Miami doled out 26 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. When discussing defense, Golden State allowed 55.8% from the field on 43 out of 77 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for this game as well as creating 18 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Warriors made 11 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. Golden State finished the contest having earned a 39.8% FG percentage (33 of 83) and knocked down 9 out of their 38 3-pointers.

Jonathan Kuminga is one guy who had an impact in this game. Kuminga finished the game shooting 40.0% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He saw the court for 25 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He accounted for 15 points on 4 out of 10 shooting.

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Golden State heads into this contest with a mark of 41-31 for the year. They average 113.0 points per outing (18th in basketball) on 44.9% from the field. The Warriors are hitting 36.2% on shots from downtown (1,097 of 3,032) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Golden State is grabbing 45.5 boards per game and has racked up 2,086 assists for the season, which is 4th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.1 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.4 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Warriors are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 fouls. They currently rank 10th in the league in giving up assists with 1,873 conceded for the year. The Warriors are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.5% (2,921 of 6,276) and they surrender 44.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 36.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 8th in the league in points per game allowed (111.0).

In their last game, the Pelicans walked away with a victory by a final of 112-99 when they played the 76ers. Regarding how they rebounded, New Orleans allowed Philadelphia to grab 37 in total (12 on the offensive side). They went 33.3% from downtown by going 14 of 42 and ended up going 17 of 19 at the charity stripe (89.5%). The Pelicans permitted the 76ers to knock down 34 out of their 87 tries from the floor which had them at 39.1% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans went 43 for 87 from the floor which had them at 49.4%. In reference to 3-point shots, New Orleans knocked down 15 of their 35 tries (42.9%). They were able to make 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.6%. The 76ers were called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They turned it over 17 times, while recording 11 steals for this game. The Pelicans corralled 38 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 51 in this matchup.

Karlo Matkovic ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans for the contest. He buried 7 out of 11 for this game for a rate of 63.6%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. Matkovic had 19 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the matchup.

New Orleans has a record of 20-53 on the season. As an offense, the Pelicans are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks 23rd in basketball. New Orleans has accounted for 8,071 pts so far this year (110.6 per contest) and they grab 43.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.8 times per contest (19th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest. The Pelicans commit 18.2 fouls per game and they shoot 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans defensively are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG given up with 119.2. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.4% from the floor (29th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense allows 36.8% on shots from distance (1,074 of 2,919) and opponents are connecting on 78.4% of their foul shots. They relinquish 28.9 dimes and 45.7 rebounds per game, which ranks them 27th and 27th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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